praying mantis

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  1. Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
  2. (regional) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
  3. A woman who preys on men (from the idea that female praying mantises eat males after sex).

Từ đồng nghĩa

Mantis religioso

European mantis

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European praying mantis

dictyopterous insect

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Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

Mantis from Greek μάντις (mántis). Named "praying mantis" for their stance, with the forelegs held together in a way that resembles a person praying. Similar designations exist in many European as well as non-European languages. Compare for example French mante religieuse (literally “religious mantis”), German Gottesanbeterin (literally “God-worshipper”), Portuguese louva-a-deus (literally “God-praiser”), Persian آخوندک (âxundak, literally “little cleric”).

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